{"id":15611,"date":"2026-04-21T13:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/2026\/04\/21\/nature-based-solutions-to-address-water-challenges-in-the-andean-region-a-mixed-methods-approach\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:43:07","slug":"nature-based-solutions-to-address-water-challenges-in-the-andean-region-a-mixed-methods-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/2026\/04\/21\/nature-based-solutions-to-address-water-challenges-in-the-andean-region-a-mixed-methods-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature-based solutions to address water challenges in the Andean region: a mixed-methods approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15611\" class=\"elementor elementor-15611 elementor-15604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c460604 ts-col-stretched-none ts-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c460604\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ae8b7f ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"62ae8b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb5759c ts-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ts_heading\" data-id=\"3cb5759c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ts_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ts-heading-subheading ts-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h4 class=\"ts-custom-heading ts-custom-subtitle\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tYarima Recalde Aza\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"ts-custom-heading ts-custom-heading-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tNature-based solutions to address water challenges in the Andean region: a mixed-methods approach\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da54008 ts-col-stretched-none ts-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da54008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69882d3 ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"69882d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10be2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10be2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La gesti\u00f3 de l\u2019aigua \u00e9s un dels grans reptes de les ciutats andines, on la combinaci\u00f3 de creixement urb\u00e0, desigualtats socials i canvi clim\u00e0tic genera tensions creixents sobre la disponibilitat i la qualitat del recurs. Davant aquest escenari, les Solucions basades en la Natura (SbN) han sorgit com una alternativa prometedora per complementar la infraestructura convencional. Aquestes solucions inclouen tant pr\u00e0ctiques ancestrals \u2013 com les amunas i les qochas, utilitzades durant segles per captar i emmagatzemar l\u2019aigua de pluja \u2013 com formes de infraestructura verda moderna, capaces de millorar la infiltraci\u00f3, reduir inundacions i refor\u00e7ar la resili\u00e8ncia urbana. Tot i aix\u00f2, la seva aplicaci\u00f3 a gran escala continua limitada per barreres institucionals, t\u00e8cnics, financers i socioculturals. Aquesta tesi analitza aquests factors en profunditat i proposa eines concretes per millorar la integraci\u00f3 de les SbN en la gesti\u00f3 urbana i periurbana de l\u2019aigua a la regi\u00f3 andina. Mitjan\u00e7ant una revisi\u00f3 sistem\u00e0tica de la literatura i un estudi mixt amb experts i actors locals, s\u2019identifiquen 26 tipus de SbN, aix\u00ed com 36 barreres i 19 estrat\u00e8gies facilitadores que condicionen la seva implementaci\u00f3. A partir d\u2019aquesta evid\u00e8ncia, la tesi desenvolupa set principis orientadors i un marc d\u2019avaluaci\u00f3 operatiu que permet seleccionar i valorar SbN de manera coherent amb les particularitats andines, incorporant aspectes de governan\u00e7a, equitat, coneixement ancestral i resili\u00e8ncia territorial. L\u2019objectiu final \u00e9s oferir una guia pr\u00e0ctica que ajudi a impulsar solucions m\u00e9s sostenibles, inclusives i efectives per a la gesti\u00f3 de l\u2019aigua.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d3bfb6 ts-col-stretched-none ts-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d3bfb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd74992 ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"3bd74992\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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addiciional<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1301\"><table style=\"border: hidden;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;\">\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"200\"><strong>Autora:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yarima Recalde Aza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;\">\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"200\"><strong>Supervisors:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda and Alexandra Popartan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;\">\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"200\"><strong>Data de defensa:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>28-01-2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;\">\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"200\"><strong>Enlla\u00e7:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10803\/697197\" target=\"_blank\" 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